Key information

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Chinese Languages
Translation
Health Studies
English For Business

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This course introduces you to techniques and technology that will significantly improve your English and Chinese language competency to a higher level and develop your translation skills so you can deliver professional technical, scientific and audio-visual translation. Our training includes theories of translation, interpreting, audiovisual studies that will lay a solid foundation for further studies, as well as hands-on practice for you to become familiar with the latest technologies used by professionals in their everyday work.

Key topics include:

Principle of Translation and Interpreting

Translation with Transcreation and Localisation

Technologies of Translation

Audiovisual Translation

Subtitling.

We are a leading UK university for language and linguistics research (REF 2014), a place where talented students become part of an academic community.

You have an opportunity to study translation and interpretation in depth and prepare for your professional career. If you want a global outlook, are interested in communication, and want to study for a degree with real-world practical value in a world-class department, welcome to Essex.

Different course options

Full time | Colchester Campus | 1 year | 08-OCT-20

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

08-OCT-20

Modules

This module will acquaint you with some of the existing approaches and issues in intercultural communication, balancing theoretical insight with advanced practical skills. You will investigate communication patterns in different cultures and languages including illocutionary force, indirect speech acts and politeness and look at how cultural norms, values and conventions influence linguistic choices across languages and cultures.

The module you will have an understanding of what constitutes good subtitling practice; be able to use the spotting and word-processing functions of professional subtitling software (Qu4ntum Wincaps); develop proof-reading and editing skills.

This module offers students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed earlier in their master's course to work on a project of their choice based on one of the areas of interests i.e. Translation, Interpreting or Subtitling. The project based dissertation leads to the production of a substantial project report that will both meet the University's academic requirements for a master's level project and the professional standards of the practical side. Students will mainly work independently, however, group and individual meetings with their supervisor will provide guidance and feedback on work presented.

This module aims at equipping you with key technologies that facilitate the process of translation, and localisation. Confident usage of CAT (Computer Aided Translation) is promoted via a series of practical classes and workshop where you will receive tuition and hands-on training. Together with other CAT tools, you will be learning to efficiently use the market leading software for CAT: SDL Trados Studio 2017. The usage of other CAT software and tools will be highly encouraged. The module will also focus on practicing and developing editing skills, translation review techniques and project management.

In this module students will be engaged in translation of texts in specialised domains to gain knowledge of translation in business, technical, scientific fields. Students will learn to analyse source texts with specific subject background, identify translation challenges and overcome them by applying different strategies and translation techniques. In line with current translation practices, students will be trained to translate into both English and Chinese, with emphasis on English to Chinese translation. This will ensure that students are equipped to enter the translation market and have an edge over their competitors.

This module is designed to provide postgraduate students with an overview of the concepts of translation and interpreting and an analysis of the processes and theoretical aspects associated with these two fields and their professional practice. There is a weekly 1 hour-class focused on principles of translation and interpreting for this module. Teaching will be part seminar; part guided individual and group work.

In this module, you will be engaged in weekly translation of texts belonging to different domains and genres, to familiarise yourself with the specific requirements of translation. Texts will be taken from educational, socio-political and promotional areas. You will learn to analyse the source texts at various levels, identify translation challenges and overcome them by applying different strategies and translation techniques. In line with current translation practices, students will be trained to translate into both English and Chinese, with emphasis on English to Chinese translation, using authentic source texts from clients and translation agencies. This will ensure that students are equipped to enter the translation market and have an edge over their competitors.

The module will provide a thorough introduction to audiovisual and multimodal text translation, helping students to develop technical skills in this specialised field and thus enhance their employability potential. Students will explore key theories and current trends in audiovisual translation, and will be able to apply their new knowledge in practical exercises in subtitling, dubbing and voice-over.

his module has been designed to prepare you to become a confident user of current translation technologies employed by freelancers and companies in the translation and localisation industry. The module is delivered by a series of classes followed up by hands on Computer Aided Translation sessions. Several tool, software design, philosophies, strengths and weaknesses will be investigated, evaluated and compared so that you will gain a clear overview of current technologies and their likely evolution. We will be training and working with the leading software programmes in use in the industry and with Machine Translation output and suitable Post Editing.

Tuition fees

UK fees

Course fees for UK / EU students

For this course (per year)

£8,340

Average for all Postgrad courses (per year)

£5,202

International fees

Course fees for non-UK / EU students

For this course (per year)

£17,900

Average for all Postgrad courses (per year)

£12,227

Entry requirements

Students need to have a 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a subject which has a major component of English. If Mandarin Chinese is not your first language, you will need to hold HSK level 6 to be considered for this course. Applicants may be required to successfully pass a Translation aptitude test.